MOSCOW, Oct 1, Anatoly Samokhvalov. Silver medalist of the 2022 Olympic Games in In Beijing, Russian figure skater Alexandra Trusova on Monday will discuss the transition from coach Eteri Tutberidze to Svetlana Sokolovskaya with the leadership of the Russian Figure Skating Federation (FFKKR), a source close to the situation said. On Saturday, sources said that Trusova switched to Sokolovskaya due to the difficult regime training with Tutberidze, who ceased to suit the athlete due to aggravated injuries. In the Sokolovskaya group, Beijing Olympic champion in team figure skating competitions Mark Kondratyuk, who is in close relations with Trusova, trains. Trusova trained with Tutberidze throughout her junior and a significant part of her adult career. In the 2020/21 season, she studied at the academy of two-time Olympic champion Evgeni Plushenko, after which she decided to return to Tutberidze. Trusova's assets, in addition to the silver of the Olympics, are also two golds of the junior world championships and bronze of the adult world and European championships. Trusova is the first figure skater in history to land five quadruple jumps in one program.
